A prayer for today –

I asked for Strength… And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for Wisdom… And God gave me Problems to solve.

I asked for Prosperity… And God gave me a Brain and Brawn to work.

I asked for Courage… And God gave me Danger to overcome.

I asked for Love… And God gave me Troubled people to help.

I asked for Favors… And God gave me Opportunities.

I got nothing I wanted… but received everything I needed!

Author Unknown

Dear parents and carers and the St Joseph’s community,

On Sunday, 35 students from St Joseph’s Primary School and the parish, celebrated their First Holy Communion. Our families and friends also witnessed the Baptism of 4 children, whom we welcomed into the faith. The Mass was a lovely gathering of our wider school and parish community. Thank you to Fr Paul and Melanie Stratford for supporting and preparing the children for these important stages in their faith journey. Thank you also to our Year 4 teachers, Jayde McKenzie and Georgina Jaram for leading the Year 4 students through the sacramental program at school.

Protected Industrial Action

This afternoon it was announced that next Thursday 30 June, all teachers and support staff in Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn will be able to take Protected Industrial Action in relation to the Hear Our Voice Campaign for a fair deal for teachers and support staff. Please see the Compass alert sent 3.00pm today.

Enrolments

Over the past weeks, I have had the pleasure of meeting new families wishing to join the St Joseph’s School community, and those returning once again with younger siblings. A question I ask in the enrolment interview is, ‘Why St Joseph’s?’ It is always so affirming to be able to ask this question and to hear the responses on behalf of our whole community. St Joseph’s is a close-knit, small community school of choice where the children and families are known and cared for. We have much of which to be proud and I thank all parents and carers for the high regard you obviously hold the school, the staff and each other.

We are continuing to seek new enrolments into Foundation for 2023, as well as into most other grades across the school. If you have the opportunity to share with friends and families what makes St Joseph’s a great school, it would be wonderful to welcome more new families into St Joseph’s in the future.

This is also the time for our Year 6 students, and at times other families, to make decisions for the coming year. For our Year 6 families, please let your child’s teacher know the high school they will be attending in 2023 as we need to gather this information before the end of the year.  Likewise, if your child is in another year, and you are leaving St Joseph’s at the end of 2022, please inform the school as soon as possible to assist with planning for next year.

Open Classrooms + Free Coffee!

All parents and carers are invited to join us at school next Wednesday morning 29 June from 8.00am for a free coffee thanks to the generous support of the P&F, followed by the opportunity to chat with teachers and visit the classrooms from 8.20am. We are looking forward to seeing you all on the day.

Fete

The next committee meeting is on Tuesday 28 June at 7.30pm at Howling Moon.

If you are interested in joining the Committee, or want to know more, please contact:

Caroline Odgers on caroline.odgers@hotmail.com or 0404 687 663

Tell Them From Me Survey

A final reminder for parents to provide feedback on their experience of our school using an online survey. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process.

The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing at St Joseph’s Primary School.

The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. You are able to access the parent survey on your computer or mobile device by using the URL below:

www.tellthemfromme.com/survey/splash/r36vy

Have a great end to the week.